Glare-arrester attachment for hats or caps.



a c. w. KIRCHNER. GLARE ARRESTERATTACHMENT FOR HATS 0H CAPS. APPLICATIONFILED "AR. 6, INS.

1,232,812. Patented July 10, 1917.

To allgw ham it mag/concern specification.

UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' CHARLES w. xmcn un, or DENVER, COLORADO.

" GLARE-ARRESTEB ATTACHMENT FOR HATS on clues.

Befit known that I, CHAnLEs W. KIRCII- 'N R, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at thb cilty and county of Denver and State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGlareArrester Attachments for Hats or Caps; and I do de--claire'the'following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to theaccompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon. which form a part of this .My invention relates to a deviceadapted to be attached to a hat or cap and adjustable wherebyit maybeemployed to arrest the glare from the bright lights of automobiles.The invention more specially adapted for use by chauffeurs and otherswho are ridin in automobiles, though the device'is 0 value in many otherrelations as will be.

readily understood. r

It is well known that beyond the limits ofcities there is no requirementthat dimmers shall be em ')loyed' on automobile lamps.

- Iiurtbermore, even within the limits of cities the ordinances are notalwaysfullycomplied with by automobile owners and chauffeurs.

For this reason it very frequently happens that the glare of thelightsof an approaching' automobile is so strong as to make itpractically impossible for the driver of a machine to properly guide andcontrol the la tar, since the lights from the approaching machine have ablinding influence.

Attempts have been made to apply devices to the 'wind shield in frontwfthe'chauffeur in" order to overcome the aforesaid difficulty, butexperience has proven that these devices being so far fromythe eyes ofthe chaull'eur, obstruct the view'too much and render it difficult forthe "chauli'eur to see with suflicient clearness. 7

My object is to provide-a device adapted to ovcrcome these dillicultics,and to this end my iinprmwoment consists of a device adaatedto-beattached to a hat or cap, and

i f rcmovaliilc 'tliere'lroim.and which ansliiarcnt material, ascelluloid, for this piece oilimatcrlal being hingcdly connected with aspring clasp adapted to retain ,the devicein place upon the front partof the hat or cap. When the Specification of Letters Patent.

ith a ie cc of n'ronerlv colored l atented July 10, 1917.

Application fled March 6, 1918. Serial 1%. 82,303.

device is not needed, the semi-transparent 'lllGIIlbGI', may be thrownup to L-,P()Sllll0ll parallel and In contact with the front por-.

tion; of the hat or cap in which position it will be retained untilneeded, and when needed it may be thrown down'into position for theproper performance of its function. Having briefly outlined the device,as well as the function it is intended to perform, I will proceed Ltodescribe the same in detail, reference being niade to the accompanyingdrawing, in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof. In this drawing.9

Figure 1 is a pcrspectire View of the dea'ice shown in position for u.

Figl 2 is a detail top"plan',view of the device shown on a largerscal'egthe position of the front piece-of a cap when the device isapplied. being indicatedby dotted lines.

Fig. 3 is'a detail view of the device in side chwation, the frontportion of a cap to which the device is applied being indi cated bydotted lines and in position on the head of the wearer, also shown indotted outline. 'In this View the glare arresting member shown in twopositions, one in'full lines and the other in dotted lines.

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views.

Let the numeral designate a piece of materlal as celluloid, which iscolored in such' a mannerns to arrest the glare of lights which in theabsence of an arresting device would have ablinding? influence upon theeyes. This glare arresting: member may be ofany desired color\\'hich-will perform the aforesaid function and at the sumo timesu'liiciently transpm.' nt to permit the user to see with such clearncssas will enable him to properly perform his work, as for in stance,in'controlling the machine where he is acting 'lll;l7ll( ca amity ofdriver or chaufl'cur. It will th(u'efore. be understood that this glarearresting member may be composed of any suitable matcrial. .Ho farascolor is concerned I. -nrcfer to employ yellow, as indicated by theshading: in Fig. 1,'

though, of course. it will be umlerst'ood that the invention is notlimited to any particular color. T his glare arresting member shouliilbe shaped to shingle both eyes ol' the wearer and at. the same timecentrally cut away or hollowed out as shown at 6 to make room for thenose. This member is sccured'to a holder 7 consisting of two parts 8which as shown in the drawing, are integral and arranged in parallelrelation, being connected by a cylindrical bend 9 Which fits around apin 10 upon which is mounted a spring clasp 12 which, as shown in thedrawing,'is formed from an integral iece" of spring wire which ds coiledaroun the' pin 10 so that the holder, the glare arresting member and thepin-are in hinged relation with the s ring clasp. As shown in thedrawing, this 0 asp is composed of forwardly extending "parts 13 whoseouter portions are bentinwardly as shown at 14. These parts 13 and 14terminate at bends 15 from which the Wire is first bent outwardly andthen inwardly as shown at -16and thenis formed into a loop 17. Attentionis called to the fact that one of the :parts 13 comprises a portion ofone extremity .of the spring wire, and the end'ofthis part 13 is: bentaround the pin 10 between two convolutions of the other extremity ofsaid spring wire which is wound around the said pin. When the device isih use this'loop together with'the parts L6 of the wire clasp, occupy a.position above thefront piece of the-cap or hat; whilethe-'otherportions B and 14 0f the clasp are'below. the front piece.This clasp serves to securely maintain the device upon the hat or cap,while at the same time it is readily removable. K

As shown in t drawing,;the glare arresting member 5 is secured to theholder 7 by means of'small rivets v18, though it must, of course, beunderstood that this I connection may be -made in any suitable manner. 1

lthro'wn upwardly to the positionshown by slotted "lines .inFig, 3, andby-full lines in Fig. 2, while when in use for-glare 'arrest-' From the"fore oing description the use ,and operation 0 myimproved glare arresterwill be readily understood. It is applied to the front piece 19 0f a cap2Q, 'or to the zfront portion of ahat or other head the frontpiecebetween the p I the spring claspk12. When the device-lis not needed,'themember '5is ing purposes, it is moved to the position shown in fulllines in 'Fi' 1- and 3, and by dotted lines in Fig. 2. T e frictionbetween the s rin clas and the pin 10 which is car-- ried by t e ho der7, is such that the glare arresting member will be maintained in anydesired position of adjustment, while at the I same timeit may bequickly and easily adjusted i T Having thus described my invention, what'I c1aim,is,-

A. lane-arresting attachment for hats or caps, comprising a pin, aglare-arresting fi member provided with spaced parts adapted to surroundthe said pin, a spring also surrounding the pin between the saidspacedpairts'and adapted to press against the latter, the spring beingprovided-with means for attaching the device to a cap or hat.

In testimon whereof I aflix'my signature,

in presence 0 two witnesses.

Witnesses: 1 A. J. OBnnm,

GRACE HUs'roN.

CHARLES wrKIl tCHNER.

